Hanger.



G. E. HENRY. HANGER. APPLICATION FILED DEC: 13, 1913.

1,097,860, Patefited May 26,1914.

P ing movement to ea GEORGE EDOUARD HENRY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 26, 1914.

Application filed December 13, 1913. Serial No. 806,485.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE EDOUARD HE RY, a citizen of Switzerland, residing in the borough of Brookl 11, county of Kings, and State of New Yor t, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hangers, of which the following is a full and clear specification.

This invention relates to hangers for passenger conveyances such for example as street cars, the primary object of the 1nvention being to provide a hanger havin an improved construction combination an arrangement of parts which will permlt said han er to be applied to a sup ort1ng bar or shut ar element which is usual y provided in passenger conve 'ances for the suspension of a plurality of angers, or removed therefrom without displacing said bar or disturb- 11 the other han ers.

In modern rapi transit service, it has become customary to form strap hangers out of metal and to slidably mount them upon rods which extend longitudinally of the car. In order, however, to replace one of said han ers, it is ordinarily necessar to remove all t 1e hangers which intervene tween the end of the supporting rod and the one to be replaced. According to the present invention, this difficulty is overcome by making it possible to instal and remove each hanger independently of the others. At the same time, the construction disclosed in the following specification permits a limited swingc 1 hanger independent y of the others and afiords simple and eflicient means for normalt retaining said hunger in a position in whlch it least obstructs the interior space of the car.

Other and further objects will ap ear in the specification, reference bein ha to the accompanying drawings an appended claims.

In the drawin s,-Figure 1 is a side ele ration of the pre erred embodiment of hang-- crs, parts being broken away and parts shown in section; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same; Fig. 3 1s a section on the line III--III, Fi 2; Fig 4 is a plan view of the leaf 5 wring cfiztache Re erring more particularly to the drawings and to the-embodiment shown therein a hollow bar or support 1 is suitably mounted in a lurality of brackets 2 (only one of said brac ets being shown on the drawings). As shown best in Fig. 1, the preferred embodiment of hunger comprises an upper section 3 and a lower section at, said lower section being provided with a rounded ball or knob 5 which is adapted to fit the hollow of the hand of a user. Interposed between the sections 3 and 4 of the hanger is a connecting ton ue (3 which is referably solid with one of the sections, sue 1 as the section 3, and extends into a socket 7 formed in the other section. Entendim through the tongue 6 and annular walls oFsection at, is a pin or dowel 8, which retains the parts in assembled position. The upper portion of the section 3 is formed with a U-shaped bearing 9 which is adapted to be moved into and out of position on the bar or support 1 and to be retained thereon by means of a plate 10 which slides within grooves 11 formed in the oppositely disposed branches of the bearin 9. As shown in Fig. 2, the plate 10 is provi ed with a central aperture within which is disposed a block 12 which is secured to the bar or support 1 by means of screws 13. As shown in Fig. 3, the block 12 is provided with a to flan e 14 which is seated within a recess ormec? in the upper branch of the bearing 9. By an inspection of Fig. 2, it will be seen that the lower edge 15 of the block 12 is adapted to abut against the shoulders 16 formed on the plate 10, thus limiting the angular movement of the han er. At the same time, the ends of the blocIt 12 are in abutment with the inner ed es of the plate 10 as shown in Fig. 2.

11 order to provide suitable and efiicient means for normally retaining the han er in an out of the way position which wilfleast obstruct the interior space of the conveyance, a leaf spring 17 which is provided with holes 18 suitably spaced to correspond with the spacing of the screws 13, is interposed between the bar or support 1 and the block 12. The lower edge of the leaf spring 17 is defiected outwardly at 18 as shown in Fig. 3, and is suitably disposed to project throu h an aperture 19 in the lower branch of the bearing 9.

It will be understood that various modifications can be embodied in the construction hereinbefore described without departing from the broad spirit of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. In a passenger vehicle, the combination with a bar or support, of a hanger movable transversely to said bar or support into and out of engagement t-herewit and means carried by said hanger for releasably looking said hanger to said bar or support, said means being adapted to permit a limited swinging movement to said hanger.

2. In a passenger vehicle, the combination with a bar or support, of a hanger movable transversely to said bar or support into and out. of engagement therewith, and means carried b said hanger for releasably securing said ianger to said bar or support, said means being adapted to )ermit a limited swinging movement to sai hanger, and including means for yieldably retaining said hanger in position least encumbering the interior space of the vehicle.

In a passenger vehicle, the combination with a bar or support, of a hanger movable transversely to said bar or su port into and out of engagement therewit 1, and means carried by said hanger for releasably securing said hanger to said bar or support, said means including a plate or block secured to said bar or support and adapted to engage portions of the hanger.

4. In a passenger vehicle, the combination with a bar, of a hanger having one end journaled on said bar, a portion of said journaled end being removed to permit it to be moved into and out of position on said bar, and means for retaining said hanger on the bar. said means including a block secured to said rod, said block being adapted to prevent displacement longitudinally of said bar and to permit a limited angu ar displacement thereon.

5. In a passenger vehicle, the combination with a bar, of a hanger having one end journaled on said bar, a portion of said Journalcd end bein removed to permit it to be moved into ant out of position on said bar, and means for retaining said hanger on the bar, said means including a plate extending across the opening left by said removed portion.

(3. In a passenger vehicle, the combination with a bar, of a hanger having one end journaled on said bar, a portion of said journaled end being removed to permit it to be moved into and out of position on said bar, and means for retaining said hanger on the bar, said means including a plate extending across the opening left by said removed portion, said plate being provided with an aperture, and a block secured to the bar within said aperture.

7. In a passenger vehicle, the combination with a bar, of a hanger having one end journaled on said bar, a portion of said ournaled end being removed to permit it to be moved into and out of position on said bar, and means for retaining said hanger on the bar, said means including a block secured to said rod, said block being adapted to prevent displacement longitudinally. of said bar and to permit a limited angular displacement thereon, and a resilient member suitably interposed between said hanger and bar to retain the hanger in normal out of the way position.

8. A hanger provided with a socket for suspending it from an elongated bar or support, a portion of the lateral .wall of said socket being removed to permit the hanger to be applied laterally to said bar or support, an( means for retaining said hanger against displacement from the bar or sup-- port, said means being adapted to hold said hanger against displacement along said bar or su port.

9. I hanger provided with a socket for suspending it from an elongated bar or support, a portion of the lateral wall of said socket being removed to permit the hanger to be applied laterally to said bar or support, and means for retaining said hanger against displacement from the bar or support, said retaining means including a block or member disposed against said bar or support and partially closing the opening in the ateral wall of said socket.

10. A hanger provided with a socket for suspending it from an elongated bar or so port, a portion of the lateral wall of said socket being removed to permit the hanger to be applied laterally to said bar or support, and means for retaining said hanger against displacement from the bar or support, said retaining means including a block or member secured to said bar or support within the opening in the lateral wall of said socket.

11. A hanger provided with a socket for suspending it from an elongated bar or support, a portion of the lateral wall of said socket being removed to permit the hanger to be applied laterally to said bar or support, and means for retaining said hanger against displacement from the bar or support, said retaining means including a block or member secured to said bar or support within the opening in the lateral Wall of said socket, said block or member and the wall of said socket being provided with interengaging portions adapted to limit the relative movements of said hanger and bar or support.

12. A hanger provided with a socket for suspending it from an elongated bar or su port, a portion of the lateral wall of said socket being removed to permit the hanger to be applied laterally to said bar or support, and means for retaining said hanger against displacement from the bar or support, said retaining means including a block or member secured to said bar or sup ort within the opening in the lateral wal 'of said socket, said block or member and the wall of said socket provided with interengag ng portions adapted to limit the relative movements of said hanger and bar or support, and yieldable means interacting between said interengaging portions for normally retaining said hanger in one extreme position of its movement.

18. In a passenger vehicle, a hanger provided with-a socket at one end for journaling it upon a bar or support, a portion of the wall of the journaled portion being removed, and a block adapted to be secured to said bar or support within the opening left 10 by said removed portion to permit a limited angular displacement of the hanger with reference to the bar or support.

GEORGE EDOUARD HENRY.

Vitnesses M. A. COURTLAND, D. T. HENRY.

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